You know that feeling of clear-headed calm that washes over you when you listen to water babbling down a stream, or leaves ...

Summer is a time of the year when people usually spend a lot of time outside and many of us, author included, like to be in nature. Some research suggests that humans innately tend to seek connections ...

Ambience (sic) is a popular sleep sound app for Android. It features a clean, simple UI along with a variety of calming sounds. They include things like rain, waves, crickets, and even some music. It ...

When London-based hip hop artist Louis VI looked at social media over the past few years, he kept seeing the same image: orange skies from wildfire smoke. "It was one of those strange, eerily ...

Mandel is a senior editor at TIME. Mandel is a senior editor at TIME. Waves crash. Tree branches vibrate. Mosquitoes hum. These phenomena take place every day but not everyone necessarily hears them.

As anyone who’s marveled at a brilliant sunset, strolled through a park, or enjoyed the sound of birdsong can tell you, being in nature is pretty amazing. Experiencing nature wherever you live is ...

Have you ever listened to a recording of birdsong? Or ocean waves? The howling of wolves, or thunder and rain? If you have, did you ever wonder whether nature was getting any compensation for ...